Civil Engineer, H-1B salary
What 5,103 H-1B filings report for “Civil Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Civil Engineer?
$69k median H-1B base salary for a Civil Engineer, typically $50k to $100k, across 5,103 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $86k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California523$86k+$17k
- 2Washington81$85k+$16k
- 3New Jersey307$83k+$14k
- 4Virginia127$80k+$11k
- 5Missouri22$80k+$11k
- 6New York620$79k+$10k
- 7Connecticut47$78k+$9k
- 8Massachusetts77$75k+$6k
- 9Colorado26$75k+$6k
- 10Illinois202$75k+$6k
- 11Maryland141$74k+$5k
- 12Pennsylvania90$74k+$5k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $69kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Civil Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Civil Engineer roles are Core Tech International, AECOM, Black Construction, WSP, and LGC Global, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Civil Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Core Tech International463 filings$57k
- 2AECOM107 filings$71k
- 3Black Construction80 filings$50k
- 4WSP74 filings$87k
- 5LGC Global70 filings$61k
- 6Langan62 filings$79k
- 7KC Engineering and Land Surveying57 filings$75k
- 8Infotran Engineers & Architects57 filings$87k
- 9Pacific Rim Constructors53 filings$58k
- 10SMCC44 filings$47k
- 11AIC International40 filings$63k
- 12Pacific Federal Management39 filings$50k
- 13SJH Engineering37 filings$87k
- 14Bme & Son's35 filings$60k
- 15Pacific Rim Land Development30 filings$45k
- 16Spark Services27 filings$99k
- 17SI Engineering27 filings$94k
- 18GRL Engineers26 filings$81k
- 19Naik Consulting Group25 filings$80k
- 20Afridi Associates24 filings$87k
- 21Applied Pavement Technology22 filings$72k
- 22Nan22 filings$65k
- 23H.W. Lochner22 filings$67k
- 24Stantec20 filings$92k
- 25People Infra20 filings$87k
- 26Hirani Engineering & Land Surveying19 filings$78k
- 27Landscape Management Systems19 filings$50k
- 28LEGO Construction Co.19 filings$70k
- 29Ohmshiv Construction19 filings$69k
- 30Tetra Tech19 filings$71k
- 31Orion Construction Corporation (Guam)18 filings$50k
- 32United Consulting Group18 filings$73k
- 33MP Engineers18 filings$80k
- 34Korando17 filings$49k
- 35Ian17 filings$47k
- 36TG Engineers17 filings$50k
- 37MAKS Engineers, PC17 filings$80k
- 38Obayashi16 filings$76k
- 39EnTech Engineering16 filings$80k
- 40Doosan15 filings$63k
- 41HW Engineering15 filings$68k
- 42Gouvis Engineering Consulting Group15 filings$70k
- 43L&T Technology Services15 filings$93k
- 44Carollo engineers14 filings$92k
- 45Brownstone Construction14 filings$54k
- 46Smithbridge Guam14 filings$77k
- 47Shimmick Construction Company14 filings$91k
- 48RV Enterprise13 filings$86k
- 49Infratech International13 filings$49k
- 50Dooall Construction Co.,13 filings$49k
Related titles in this family
8,416 filings carry “Civil Engineer” in the title, across 648 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Civil Engineer I237 filings$74k
- 2Civil Engineer II138 filings$81k
- 3Staff Civil Engineer105 filings$70k
- 4Senior Civil Engineer98 filings$105k
- 5Project Civil Engineer76 filings$55k
- 6Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering68 filings$82k
- 7Civil Engineering II67 filings$86k
- 8Civil Engineer 164 filings$64k
- 9Civil Engineer 257 filings$71k
- 10Civil Engineers57 filings$70k
- 11Project Engineer (Civil Engineer)57 filings$73k
- 12Civil Engineer 356 filings$81k
Figures are for the exact title “Civil Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.